Old posts .. but perhaps some people didn't have a chances to read it. There are 1001 lame excuses given every year to those who failed to secure a place in a good universities

For those who questioned why they have been rejected for years, now you know why ... . This only happened after year 2000 when there are intervention from some <censored .. la ptuiii > .....

BTW, good luck for those who still want to continue to Polytechnic but aimed to joined a prestigious universities .. I didn't know when will they revise the score but I bet it will take yearsssss

+1

it is a good move to improve polytechnic quality!!!

I'm wondering, for the polytechnics in Malaysia, do they use English in their syllabus? If so, how many percent of it? Can't help but to notice the poly students in Malaysia are extremely bad in their usage of English in contrast with Singaporean poly students (well, most of them) have better English than me.

'sup dude.
you are studying in SG now?

polytechnic have a low requirement to enter therefore the bad english is as expected of their intake.
the syllabus has recently changed and it also includes the use of English but students find it hard to cope to so lecturer sometimes teaches in Malay.students are also allowed to answer quiz or exam in Malay.
assignment for my department are usually in English but the question are so easy because we can find the answer in the notes.
I was an idiot in middle school but still can score a 3 pointer in polytechnic
student are allowed to answer in Bahasa Malaysia though.

polytechnic are now undergoing many revamps now for upgrading into university probably in 2014.

When I did my cert in year 2003, they told the new students PUO will transform into a university within a few years .... and tada ... 2014 .. fake hope liao, slow administration

if I am not mistaken,they will be offering degree programmes on that year.
let's just hope it will not be set back any problems.
especially with our current goverment and their large mysterious spending nowadays

Hey there, I'm a recent Polytechnic graduate!
After 2 years wasted in STPM (I got a bad score ), I went into poly. I got a CGPA of 3.59 in Automotive Engineering. Applied UTP but didn't get it. I might try again for the January intake since my transcript has arrived. I might wanna try and include every single curricular activities I had done as well. I'm not getting my hopes high though. If that fails it will be either UTM or UTeM.

About the English....yeah I am sad myself to see the level of English in my poly. I got a band 5 in MUET at STPM, and none of my friends got past band 1 when taking it at poly. We are supposed to use all out English in our syllabus. Usually when answering a test fully in English, the lecturer will give you some 'bonus' marks (provided that your English is correct and 'advanced'), so it helps. It's all up to the lecturer though.

This post has been edited by tunertoobe: Aug 31 2012, 06:48 PM

What poly? Those who are weak in English (my batch) didn't have any problem to get at least Band 1 and 2.

I'll give you the abbreviation, you figure it out yourself. PKS.
I think it's more of their fault instead of the teaching method. One of my friends actually chatted to a girl at the Listening test. Actually one of them did get a Band 2, but only barely.

OH,YOU!

you were like the god of english there.

Ur CGPA is quite okay and amazing with ur MUET Hope u get any offer to further ur study.

Shhhh...senyap2 sikit...

I finally got the offer to attend UTP's EduCamp. I hope I pass the interviews and tests.

thats good, i'm quite impressed with ex-poly student who further their studies.

I just like going further into the filed of study that I like. Plus my parents believe that it'll accelerate my career faster.
Which is good.....since I'll be 28 when I'm done.

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That is good for u, supporting from our parents is quite important as u don't want to loose the spirit easily. 28 ? meaning u will finish a degree at age 28?

Yes.

dont worry, i'm too, will be grad at age 28,currently doing my first year of bachelor degree at uthm.

Oh, then we're on the same boat.
UTHM and UTM are actually my second choices if I don't pass for UTP.